Joe Decker vs. Dave Wallace — Career Comparison

Joe Decker
Baby BoomersIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Wallace
Baby BoomersConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Decker built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Wallace as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Decker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.17 and WHIP 1.531 compared to 7.84 and 2.226 for Dave Wallace. By the career numbers, Joe Decker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Decker and Dave Wallace

Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.93
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.66
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.33
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.46
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.56
Dave Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.08
69.08
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.24
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
4.17
Dave Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.84
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.84
7.84
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.97
8.97
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.68
6.68
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2130
27
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
27
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
710
9
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.2
9
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
702
8.9
Dave Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
12.63
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.63
12.63
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.74
Dave Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.74
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Dave Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
4.78
Dave Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.97
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Dave Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.97
6.97
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
5.81
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
5.23
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.176
1.176
Dave Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.47
Dave Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.87
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Dave Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dave Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3125
39.61
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
45.29
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.27
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.18
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
4.6
Dave Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
8.27
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.27
8.27
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.42
Dave Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.87
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.32
Dave Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.87
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.66
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.87
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.177
2.177
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2679
33.96
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
36.58
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Dave Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.368
0.368
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61
Dave Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.29
45.29

Fielding Stats for Joe Decker and Dave Wallace

Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.92
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.66
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.33
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2133
27
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
27
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
711
9
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.2
9
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.73
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.1
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.74
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Dave Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
1.94
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.18
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.84
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.18
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.77
94.77
Dave Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.954
0.954
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.385
0.385
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.08
69.08
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Decker and Dave Wallace

Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
1669.09
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
13
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
600
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
501.82
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
87.27
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
54.55
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.82
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.91
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.73
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
36.71
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
141.82
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
120
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.507
0.507
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
54.55
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.73
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
76.36
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
31.38
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.73
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
22
240
Dave Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Decker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
65.45
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Decker
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA